Brake safety hanger



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BRAKE SAFETY HANGER Filed Jan. 20, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I INVENTOR W jabOZd i Gordoh ATTORNEY.

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g v Patented Aug. 19,1941;

Gordon W.S'abold, Fort Washington, Pa., assignor I to Budd'whcel Company, Philadelphia, Pa., a.

corporation of. Pennsylvania 3 Application January 20, 1,940,.sma1 No. 314,746

' comm (or 188-210) The present invention relates to brakes, more particularly to brakes. of the so-called disk type, wherein a brake ring secured to arotatingpart hasbrake shoes cooperatingtherewith, which may be appliedagainst thesides of 1 the ring, 1; produce the braking effort. 1

More particularly, itrelates to means for assisting in assembling and dismounting .brakelmechanisms, by providing an adequate support for certain parts of the said mechanism, while the wheel and axle members are out of the assembly,

Specifically the invention relates to safety hooks or hangers, which cooperate with certain parts of the brake mechanism, and which may be readily engaged and/or disengaged when work is being done on the said mechanism.

A further object is to provide emergencysupports for parts of the brake mechanism.

In order to explain the invention clearly, the present specification discloses apreferred em-- bodiment thereof, a specific example ofwhichis illustrated more or less diagrammatically in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a partly sectional plan view of a fragmentary portion of a wheel truck to which the invention has been applied;

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation corresponding thereto, the section being made on the planes indicated by thebroken line 22 of Fig. 1:

Fig. 3 is a section'taken on' the same line as Figure 2 showing certain parts omitted and other parts in different positions. 1 v

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail, partly broken away and partly in section,'showing the upperend of a hanger and a cam cooperating therewith;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary detail, showing a rear elevation of a hanger, with adjacent parts of the frame shown in section and partly brokenaway; and s Fig. 6 is a detailplan view corresponding to Fig. '5, with, a

In all the figures, corresponding parts are indi cated by similar reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, l'designates the frame of a wheel truckpcarrying theaxle. 2, mounted in journal bearings l3, and carrying the wheels. 3. Each wheel carries a brake ring 4, which as shown is secured by means of bolts or the like to the corresponding wheel hub 5.

6 designates the preferably. tubular cross piece of a C-frame or yoke, which supports the brake applying mechanism, consisting of brake cylinders l4, carried by brake levers ll, pivotally mounted on pins i5, carried by the member 6,

andf'urther brake levers IB- pivotally carriediby' otherapins It, also. carriedby the member. 6.

The levers II! are" attached as shown at ii to the ends of the pistonlrods oi .the brake cylinders, so

portion of the frame shown in that when air pressureis applied. to the brake cylinders the rear ends ofth'e levers I1 and i8 will'. be forced apart; thus bringing the brake shoes l9, carried by the forwardjarms. of-said levers, into braking contact with the side faces of the respective brake rings 4;

The cross piece 5 of the brake supporting yoke or O-frame-carriesa rearwardly extending torque arm l0; which enters into a box or casing ll secured to a cross piece I of the .truck frame I, said box preferablycontaining yieldabie means for preventing excessive'up-and-, 1

down movement of the rear end of the arm l0.

Thejournalbox'es I3 are'mounted in the pedestals 1 8, and upon the inner ends of said journal boxes are' pivotally mounted the ends of supporting means for the cross piece 6, here comprising arms 9, secured to the ends of the said cross piece 5, andhaving substantially semi-circular end .por-

tions which'cooperate with straps I2 tocomplete the circles, and to mountsaid arms on the inner endsof the journal boxes,;which preferably will .besuitably grooved to receive-them. The cross piece 6 is therefore capable of pivotal movement about the axis of the corresponding axle, except as restrained by the rearwardly extending arm Ill,

as already stated. The mechanism hereinabove described forms thebasis-of a copending application, Serial No. 270,750, filed April 29, 1939, now Patent No. 2,236,898, issuedzAprill, 1941, and

is embodied herein to illustrateone way in which the present invention may be constructed and,

operated. Referring to Figs; 2 and 3,.itwillfibe seen that a bent hanger M is provided at one end of the truck frame, and reference to Fig. v1 shows that such hangeris provided, in duplicate at opposite sides'of said frame. Each hanger has an intermediate curved portion, as shown at 42, and has a nose 43 which has an offset upper surface, best shown in'Fig. 2, which may support the .arms 9 on cross piece-6, while assembling or" dismountat 4| in Figsu'i and 5; and aresupported by suitable pins or other pivots 24,c'arried by a bracket 35 which is secured'to the frame I in any In order-to prevent the pin 24 from moving out of place and becoming lost, lugs 46 and 41 may be provided on the bracket 35, and a bolt 44 inserted through alin'ed bores in said lugs and secured by a nut 45, thus preventing the adjacent or headed end of the pin 24 from coming out,

the other end of said pin being effectively prevented from moving, out of place by its head of larger diameter than the pin, see Fig. 6.

The upper end of each hanger 2| adjacent its pivot preferably has a nose or projection .21,

the bracket 35 to prevent further forward motion of the lower end of the hanger, as best shown in Fig. 4. The bracket 35 has the rearwardly extending arms 38, carrying the bored lugs 31 and 40, through which passes a pin 29 serving to pivotally support a cam 29. In order to preventthe pin 29 from becoming dislodged, a bolt 36 maybe inserted through alined holes in the lug'il and in the pin 29, said bolt being secured by a nut 39 or other suitable means. The cam 28 may have a pin 30 or other stop device therein, to limit the pivotal motion of said cam.

In order to provide means for lifting and supporting the truck frame, a hole 48 may be provided adjacent each end of each axle, to cooperate with a hook 49, carried by a chain 50 leading to a suitable lifting crane or the like.

The operation of the invention is as follows:

Let it be assumed that the brake and-axle mechanisms are to be assembled in a truck frame. The C-frame or yoke, which comprises the arms 9, the cross piece 6 and the rearwardly extending torque arm it must first be placed in the truck and since these C-frames are relatively heavy, it is very desirable to have some ready means for supporting their weight and holding them in readiness, while the axles and wheels, etc., are being assembled on the frame. This is accomplished by the hangers 2!, which may be placed in the position shown'in Fig. 3, so that the offset'end or nose 43 of each hanger will engage under a corresponding end of the cross piece 6 and prevent it from slipping'out of position.

During this operation the hanger 2| may be kept in its rearward position after first turning the cam 28 into such position that its flat side will rest against the hanger, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Thereupon the wheel-and-axle assembly is put in position by sliding the journal boxes l3 into position between the pedestals 8, which may be accomplished of course eitherpby lifting the said assembly into place, or by dropping the After the Journal boxes have been inserted in place with the semi-circular ends of the arms 9 engaged therearound, the said arms 9 will have 1 lifted the cross piece 8 away from the, safety which will cooperate with an abutment 26 of 2,253,199 suitable way, for example by welding a plate 25' own weight to the position indicated in Fig. 2, wherein they clear the cross piece 6 but nevertheless will retain it, in case anything happens l safety positions, the cam 28 may be turned to lock the same firmly in place, this position being shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

It will be noted that in this position the stop 21 at the top of the hanger engages the abutment26, so that the hanger cannot move forward too far, while at the same time the cam 28 is. firmly wedged against the rear of the hanger, so that it thus is locked against motion in either direction. The cam 28 is made with a radius increasing slightly from the end 52 to the end 53 thereof, so that a powerful wedging action may be had by striking the cam 28 with a hammer near its end 53, and it will also be noted that because of the relatively slight rate of increase of radius 'of the cam, it is self-locking and will not become disengaged accidentally,

1 when once tightened.

It will thus be understood that the hangers serve two separate functions, first to hold the 0- frame or yoke and the parts carried thereby in proper position while assembling or dismantling a wheel truck, and second to provide a safety or emergency means for holding the C-frame or 1 yoke out of contact" with the roadbed and maintaining the brake mechanism in operative condition in case of failure'of the torque arm It,

so that the car may continue in service until permanent repairs can be made.

While a preferred form of ,the invention has been disclosed herein, as applied to a particular type of brake mechanism, it is clear that the invention is of broader application than such specific instance, and also that various modificahangers 2|, which will thereupon, drop by their 75 tions may be made in the structures employed,

without departing from the invention, which is defined in the following claims.

What is claimed is: .j

1. A wheel truck having a brake inechanism including a brake supporting yoke, a angerpivoted on the truck, said hanger having a bent end movable into a position below and spaced from said yoke when swung about its pivot in one direction, and means for securing the hanger in said position.

2. A wheel truck having a brake mechanism including a brake supporting yoke, a hanger pivoted on the truck, said hanger being swlngable about its pivot to one limit position and having a bent portion adapted to engage said yoke in said position and prevent it from falling while the brake mechanism is incompletely assembled.

3. A wheel truck having a brake mechanism including a yoke, a hanger pivoted on the truck, said hanger having a bent end movable into two limiting positions, in one of which it engages the yoke and prevents it from falling while the brake mechanism is incompletely assembled, and in the other of which it is located below said yoke but normally out of contact therewith.

4. A wheel truck having a brake mechanism including a yoke, a hanger pivoted on the truck,

said hanger having a bent end movable into two limiting positions, in one or which it engages the yoke and prevents iti'rom falling while the brake mechanism is incompletely assembled, and in the other of which it is located below said yoke but normally out of contact therewith, and means for locking the hanger at will in said lastnamed position. A

5. A wheel truck having a brake mechanism including a yoke, a hanger pivoted on the truck, said hanger having a portion movable into position below said yoke atwill, and a cam for locking the hanger when in sucl'iposition.

6. A wheel truck having a brake mechanism A to support it while the brake mechanism is incompletely assembled and in the other of which it extends below the yoke but outv or contact therewith, one oi said stops being adjustable to lock the hanger in the'last-named position.

7. A wheel. truck having a brake mechanism including a yoke, a hanger pivoted on the truck,

stops for limitingthe pivotal movement of the hanger in each direction, said hanger having a bent portion adapted to extend beneath the yoke, said stops defining two limit positions or the said portion. in one of which it engages the yoke to support it while the brake mechanism is incom pletely assembled and in the other of which it extends below the yoke but out of contact therewith. and a cam for locking the hanger in said last-named position.

8. A wheel truck having a brake mechanism including a transversely extending yoke, two

necting said hangers, said hangers having por- A tions movable under said yoke adjacent its opposite ends, and means tor securing said hangers against shifting when thus moved.

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